Procurement professionals in Electric utilities
Adrianne Collins, Southern Company's chief procurement officer, and Pardeep Gill, formerly Ameren's and now a procurement SVP at American Electric Power, join sourcing directors at FirstEnergy, Eversource, Hydro One, SMUD, PG&E, Vattenfall Eldistribution and El Paso Electric. Three people here held transmission, substation or design engineering roles before procurement, which suits a utility buying grid equipment, contracting capital projects or setting up fleet purchasing.
Professionals to explore
Adrianne Collins
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Chief Procurement Officer · Southern Company
A 600+ member team covering category management, contracting and procurement across the Southern Company system is what Adrianne Collins describes as SVP & Chief Procurement Officer at Southern Company since 2024. Adrianne's other Southern Company roles were SVP Power Delivery - SCS (2019-2024), Power Delivery VP - Gulf Power Company (2017-2019) and Transmission General Manager - Gulf Power Company (2014-2017).
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Casey Fallon
LinkedInExperience: Director Purchasing, Warehouse, Fleet · SMUD
Fleet electrification, supply chain technology such as SAP Ariba and OpenText, and small and diverse business contracting are the current focus areas Casey Fallon names as Director Purchasing, Warehouse, Fleet at SMUD since 2015. Casey was Manager, Fleet Operations (2015), Senior Project Manager (2013-2015) and Business Planning Analyst (2013) at SMUD, and Energy Operations Analyst at Robertson Bryan Inc (2011-2013).
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David Kevane
LinkedInExperience: Former Director Strategic Sourcing - Corporate and IT · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
At Pacific Gas and Electric Company, David Kevane was Director Strategic Sourcing - Corporate and IT (2020-2025), with other PG&E roles as Portfolio Manager - Strategic Sourcing (2009-2014), Chief, Supply Chain Strategy & Operations (2014-2016) and Director, Sourcing Procurement Operations (2016-2020). David describes leading a team through 3 years of planned process streamlining, a fit for corporate and IT sourcing.
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Eric Nilsson
LinkedInExperience: Head of Procurement · Vattenfall Eldistribution AB
Eric Nilsson holds Procurement Director at Vattenfall BA Distribution (since 2021) and Head of Procurement at Vattenfall Eldistribution AB (since 2020). At ABB, Eric was Head of Supply Chain Management at ABB Offshore Wind Connections (2013-2016), Global Value Chain Manager at ABB BU Grid Systems (2015-2016) and Global Planning & Fulfillment Manager at ABB BU Grid Integration (2017-2020), a fit for grid equipment buying.
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John Nauer
LinkedInExperience: Director Utility Sourcing · FirstEnergy
Director Utility Sourcing at FirstEnergy since 2014, John Nauer was Manager Supply Chain there (2011-2014), describing sourcing of materials and contractors for FirstEnergy. Industrial Relations, Area Manager (2005-2011), Substation Supervisor (2005-2006) and Area Manager (1999-2005) roles at FirstEnergy give John a field background behind utility sourcing.
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Mark Raak
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement · Eversource Energy
Capital project sourcing is the clearest fit here for Mark Raak, Director of Procurement at Eversource Energy since 2024 and Director Capital Project Procurement at Xcel Energy (2022-2024). Mark spent 2009-2022 at Xcel Energy in a Manager, Major Capital Project Sourcing role, and was a Senior Contracts Analyst there (1998-2000) and Senior Risk Analyst at Best Buy (2008-2009).
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Pardeep Gill
LinkedInExperience: SVP - Procurement Supply Chain & Fleet · American Electric Power
Pardeep Gill has been SVP - Procurement Supply Chain & Fleet at American Electric Power since 2025, after SVP Pricing & Procurement at NAPA Auto Parts (2024-2025) and Chief Procurement Officer & VP Supply Chain at Ameren (2019-2024). Pardeep was also Director, Operations (2015-2019) and Director - Commercial Services Sourcing (2012-2015) at Exelon, a fit for procurement and fleet questions at a utility.
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Richard Clarke
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Sourcing · Hydro One
Richard Clarke has been Director, Strategic Sourcing at Hydro One since 2022 and describes heading a team of managers and unionized employees. Richard's other Hydro One roles were Design Engineer Specialist (2014-2016), Contract Officer (2016-2018), Sourcing Category Manager - Transmission & Stations (2018-2019) and Manager, Sourcing Operations, Distribution (2019-2022), a fit for transmission and distribution sourcing.
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Sandra Hemberger
LinkedInExperience: Director, Corporate Sourcing · FirstEnergy
Corporate sourcing and contract compliance questions fit Sandra Hemberger, now retired, whose last role on LinkedIn is Director, Corporate Sourcing at FirstEnergy, held from 2014. Sandra's other FirstEnergy roles were Manager, Corporate Services and Energy Efficiency (2012-2014), Special Assignment (2012), Director, Retail Business Services (FirstEnergy Solutions) (2011-2012) and Manager, Retail Contracts Management (2008-2011).
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Thomas Broussard
LinkedInExperience: Procurement, Contracts Director Operations Capital Projects Enterprise Category Management · Venture Global LNG; Former Director, Supply Chain, Material s & Strategic Category Procurement · El Paso Electric Company
Procurement, Contracts Director Operations Capital Projects Enterprise Category Management at Venture Global LNG since 2025, Thomas Broussard was also Director, Supply Chain, Material s & Strategic Category Procurement at El Paso Electric Company (2021-2026). Thomas held Global Strategic Category Leader, Major Equipment & Services at Weatherford (2018-2020) and Regional Leader, Refining & Pipeline Procurement Operations at Andeavor (2014-2018).
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Choose the right perspective
Adrianne Collins and Pardeep Gill are the picks for heading procurement at a utility. Mark Raak and Thomas Broussard fit capital project buying, John Nauer and Richard Clarke materials, contractors and transmission, Casey Fallon fleet and warehouse, David Kevane corporate and IT sourcing, and Eric Nilsson grid procurement in Europe.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How far ahead are utilities ordering distribution transformers now, and how do you plan around delays?
- 02How do you structure contractor agreements for storm restoration so crews are ready before the season?
- 03What changes in procurement when a utility starts electrifying its own fleet?
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